Organization : Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Service Name : Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre Matric Scholarship to for Scheduled Caste Students studying in Classes IX and X FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
Applicable State/UT : All Over India
Website : http://socialjustice.nic.in/UserView/index?mid=28545

Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre Matric Scholarship for SC Students FAQs :
** Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre Matric Scholarship to for Scheduled Caste Students studying in Classes IX and X

Who can apply for the award?
Ans: The Scheduled Caste Students whose parental income doesnot exceed Rs. 2.00 lacs per annum. He/She must be studying in a recognised School in Class IX or X.

Where to apply?
Ans: Eligible student are required to apply to the head of the educational institution where one is enrolled. All eligible students are covered under the Scheme.

When to apply?
Ans: A students has to apply for scholarship immediately after he/she has obtained admission in the educational institution.

How to apply?
Ans: A student should apply for scholarship in the proforma prescribed by the concerned State Govt./UT Administration for this purpose. The prescribed application forms, which vary from State to State, are available with the concerned Sanctioning and Disbursement Authorities/Educational Institutions.

How much assistance is available?
Ans: The value of scholarship under the Scheme is as under:

Value of Scholarship and Adhoc grant:
Hostellers :
The students as hostellers will be covered from class IX to X. The rates of scholarships are as under:-
Class IX to X - Rs.350/- per month for 10 months

Day scholars :
The students as day scholars will be covered from Class IX to Class X. The rates of scholarships are as under:-
Class IX to X - Rs. 150/- per month for 10 months

Ad-hoc grant :
An adhoc grant of Rs. 750/- per student per annum to all day scholars and Rs. 1000/- per student per annum to hostellers would be admissible.

Additional provisions for students amongst target groups with disabilities :
a) Reader Allowance of Rs.160 per month for blind students in classes IX and X.
b) Transport allowance of Rs.160 per month for the disabled students not residing in the hostel located within the premises of educational institution.

c) Special pay of Rs.160 per month be admissible to any employee of the hostel willing to extend help to a severely orthopaedically handicapped student residing in a hostel managed by the educational institution or by the State Government/Union Territory Administration who may need the assistance of a helper.

d) Escort allowance of Rs.160 per month for severely handicapped day scholars students with lower extremity disability.
e) Allowance of Rs.240 per month towards extra coaching to mentally retarded and mentally ill students in classes IX and X.

f) The provisions proposed in (b) to (d) above also apply to leprosy cured students.
Note 1: The students amongst target groups with disabilities covered under this scheme can, however, also get such additional benefits from other schemes, which are not covered in the above provision.

Note 2: The disability as per the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities), Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act, 1955 is defined as blindness, low-vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation and mental illness, which has to be certified by competent medical authority of the State Government/Union Territory Administration.

** The scholarship amount will be payable from the date of joining to the date of leaving the school, excluding the period of vacation, which will be about 10 months in a year except in the cases where the students enters or leaves early in the midst of academic year.

Whom to contact in case of any difficulty?
Ans: In case of any difficulty, a student/parents should contact the head of the educational institution/District Social Welfare Officer/Director of Social Welfare of the concerned State.

For further details, please contact :
Director (SCD-V), Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi (India)